Plot synopsis: “On Australia’s most controversial national holiday, the lives of three Australians from diverse cultural backgrounds will collide, illuminating contemporary issues of racial tension and national identity that simmer beneath the surface of modern Australia April (Miah Madden) is a 14-year-old Indigenous teen fleeing from a car crash. 17-year-old Iranian boy Sami (Elias Anton) is running from a crime he didn’t commit. Lan (Jenny Wu), from China, is escaping sexual slavery. Elsewhere there’s Sonya (Shari Sebbens), an Indigenous cop wracked by guilt, and Terry (Bryan Brown), a cattle farmer who’s just lost everything.”

A film poster has also been unveiled, take a look below:

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AUSTRALIA DAY

From the Director of Red Dog and The Principal.

The release date of the movie Australia Day is set to: – in Australian theaters on September 21, 2017; – and Premium On Demand on September 27, 2017.

A first official look at Australia Day, the upcoming Australian drama movie directed by Kriv Stenders based on a script by Stephen M. Irwin and starring Bryan Brown, Sean Keenan, Shari Sebbens, Miah Madden, Elias Anton, Jenny Wu, and Isabelle Cornish:

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Plot synopsis: “On Australia’s most controversial national holiday, the lives of three Australians from diverse cultural backgrounds will collide, illuminating contemporary issues of racial tension and national identity that simmer beneath the surface of modern Australia April (Miah Madden) is a 14-year-old Indigenous teen fleeing from a car crash. 17-year-old Iranian boy Sami (Elias Anton) is running from a crime he didn’t commit. Lan (Jenny Wu), from China, is escaping sexual slavery. Elsewhere there’s Sonya (Shari Sebbens), an Indigenous cop wracked by guilt, and Terry (Bryan Brown), a cattle farmer who’s just lost everything.”